Published research
Hurka, Steffen, Stefanie Rueß, Mike Cowburn, and Constantin Kaplaner. 2025.
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design". Policy Sciences.
Hurka, Steffen, and Amelie Sieber. 2026.
"Gun Regulations and Gun Violence: Challenges for Cross-National Comparative Research". Annual Review of Law and Social Science.
Work in progress
Rueß, Stefanie, Steffen Hurka, Mike Cowburn, and Constantin Kaplaner. 2026.
"Seeds of Inequality: How Legal Design and Administrative Guidance Shape Public Service Delivery".
Cowburn, Mike, Steffen Hurka, Constantin Kaplaner, and Stefanie Rueß. 2026.
"Divided We Legislate: How Party Conflict Shapes Legislative Design"
Kaplaner, Constantin, Mike Cowburn, Steffen Hurka and Stefanie Rueß. 2026.
"Balancing Versatility and Precision: A Framework for Capturing Legislative Design Choices in Democratic Systems"
When we publish further journal articles, they will be available here.